• Photos: Venezuela Earthquakes Cause Death and Destruction in Caracas, La Guaira and Beyond — New York Times World - 17:58
• Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Search for Survivors After Worst Quakes in Decades — New York Times World - 17:56
• Venezuela earthquakes: ‘intensive’ search for survivors as death toll rises to 164 – latest updates — The Guardian - 17:50
• On the ground and online, Venezuelans desperately search for missing relatives. — New York Times World - 17:44
• Supreme court hands Trump administration big win with rulings on key immigration cases – live — The Guardian - 17:39
• Senator Ron Wyden accuses US health agency of plan to deport more than 500 migrant children — The Guardian - 17:38
• Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her — The Guardian - 17:25
• New York prosecutors seek to drop Harvey Weinstein rape charge — The Guardian - 17:24
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World - 17:21
• How to help victims of the Venezuela earthquakes. — New York Times World - 17:19

As Venezuela grapples with a rising death toll and extensive infrastructure damage from twin powerful earthquakes, Europe endures a deadly heatwave that has triggered critical incidents in UK hospitals and record high temperatures across the continent, while El Niño also causes food shortages in Papua New Guinea and climate litigation increases against datacentres.

• Venezuela earthquakes: ‘intensive’ search for survivors as death toll rises to 164 – latest updates — The Guardian -
• UK Met Office extends red heat warning into Friday night as extreme heat grips Europe – live — The Guardian -
• Powerful earthquakes rock Venezuela as death toll reaches 164 | First Thing — The Guardian -

• Venezuela Live Updates: Death Toll Rises as Rescuers Mount Frantic Search for Quake Survivors — New York Times World -
• Live Updates: Spain Warns of High Death Toll in Heat Wave — New York Times World -
• Venezuela declares state of emergency after deadly twin earthquakes — The Guardian -
• Venezuela Earthquakes Hammer Infrastructure, Making Aid Efforts Harder — New York Times World -
• Highest June minimum temperature record broken in Cardiff as ‘savage’ heatwave continues — The Guardian -
• Deadly Heat Scorches Europe — New York Times World -
• Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat — The Guardian -
• Two Earthquakes Hit Venezuela: What to Know About Death Toll, Damage and Rescue Response — New York Times World -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times World -
• La Guaira, Venezuelan Port Town, Is Hit Hard by Earthquakes — New York Times World -
• 'I thought I was going to die' - Venezuelans describe earthquake panic — BBC World -
• Several Strong Quakes Hit Across the World in 24 Hours — New York Times World -
• Datacentres facing increase in global climate-related legal cases, report finds — The Guardian -
• Venezuela Residents Describe Terror as Deadly Earthquake Struck — New York Times World -
• Photos: Earthquakes Strike Venezuela — New York Times World -
• To Escape the Heat, Parisians Jump into an Old Industrial Canal — New York Times World -
• Venezuela’s Neighbors Offer Aid in Earthquake Response — New York Times World -
• Hot Mess and Acid’s Reign: the romcom and queer cabaret spotlighting climate crisis — The Guardian -
• Venezuela Hit by 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake — New York Times World -
• ‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows — The Guardian -
• A Climate Chaos Maker — New York Times World -
• Papua New Guinea at risk of food shortages as El Niño brings frost and drought — The Guardian -
• 7.5-Magnitude Quake Is Largest to Hit Venezuela in More Than a Century — New York Times World -
• How to cope in a heatwave - according to you — BBC World -

Oil prices have fallen to pre-Iran war levels as tanker traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, even as US Vice President JD Vance faces challenges with the Iran ceasefire deal, and North Korea deploys its first destroyer to project nuclear power by sea, while Iraq struggles to bring Iran-linked militias under control and ICC judges sue the Trump administration over sanctions.

• On the Front Lines of Myanmar’s Forgotten War — New York Times World -
• JD Vance is the face of the beleaguered Iran deal – is he its fall guy? — The Guardian -
• Iraq’s New Leader Faces Resistance Trying to Bring Militias Under State Control — New York Times World -

• Trump asks Congress for billions for Iran war, after tension with Republicans — BBC World -
• Turkey or Türkiye? Who Is the U.S. Playing? — New York Times World -
• North Korea Deploys Its First Destroyer, Vowing to Project Nuclear Power by Sea — New York Times World -
• Oil price falls to pre-Iran war levels as more tankers exit strait of Hormuz — The Guardian -
• Paterson says Hanson’s vision for monocultural Australia ‘deeply weird’ as he defends Taylor’s response – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Oil price falls back to pre-Iran war levels — BBC World -
• ICC Judges Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions — New York Times World -
• Thursday briefing: Why EU​-Taliban talks have sparked outrage among Afghan women ​ — The Guardian -
• How the US bypasses British courts to try its military over crimes in the UK — The Guardian -

Rachel Reeves endorses Andy Burnham for Prime Minister, with Keir Starmer aiming for a smooth transition, as the UK moves to halve tariff-free steel imports to protect its industry and King Charles III prepares to release his tax details for the first time, all while the NHS faces serious issues from mortuary deterioration and heat-related critical incidents.

• Reeves backs Burnham to be PM despite reports she may be offered lesser role — The Guardian -
• UK to halve tariff-free steel imports to counter glut of cheap Chinese metal — The Guardian -
• Starmer says he wants to ensure disruption during transition to Burnham government ‘absolutely minimised’ – UK politics live — The Guardian -

• King Charles III to Release Tax Details, a First for Any British Monarch — New York Times World -
• Police investigating death of man on Jet2 flight from Larnaca to Manchester — The Guardian -
• Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of ‘advanced deterioration’, inspectors say — The Guardian -
• ‘I hear he’s extremely liberal’: Trump offers first comments on Andy Burnham — The Guardian -

Ryanair reluctantly agrees to let parents sit with children for free, as EasyJet considers a £4.9bn takeover bid, and Rome airports threaten to suspend a new EU passport system to avoid summer travel chaos, while strict caps on US student loans deter aspiring physician assistants and renters call for action against unfair apartment fees.

• Ryanair 'reluctantly' agrees to let parents sit with children for free — BBC World -
• Would-be physician assistants deterred by strict caps on US student loans — The Guardian -
• Rome airports threaten to suspend new EU passport system to avoid summer ‘disaster’ — The Guardian -

• US renters call for action to combat surge of ‘take it or leave it’ apartment fees — The Guardian -
• Elizabeth Warren says ‘tsunami of anger’ could prompt reversal of Trump era mega mergers — The Guardian -
• EasyJet opens talks with Castlelake after rejecting £4.9bn takeover offer — The Guardian -
• Find out which university degrees could earn you most across your lifetime — BBC World -

Victorian MP Matthew Guy denies accusations of assaulting a colleague, as a new centrist party is launched by independent MPs, and Fortescue faces a class action lawsuit over sexual harassment at remote mine sites, while a teenager is acquitted of a terror plot and the last IS-linked Australian woman is cleared to return home.

• Sydney shark attack survivor awake, alert and ‘remembers the whole event in detail’, brother says — The Guardian -
• Victorian Liberal MP Matthew Guy denies accusation he assaulted Moira Deeming in incident allegedly captured by CCTV — The Guardian -
• Fortescue class action: female workers claim sexual harassment at remote mine sites — The Guardian -

• Karl Stefanovic won’t appear on Friday radio show with Eddie McGuire amid Tommy Robinson interview fallout — The Guardian -
• Independent MPs launch new Australian centrist party — BBC World -
• Last Islamic State-linked Australian woman from Syrian camp to return despite previous ban — The Guardian -
• Teen found not guilty of plotting terror attack on Peter Dutton after court hears of ‘edgy joke’ — The Guardian -

IBM announces a breakthrough in ultra-tiny chip design, while Explorer Scouts launch new badges for AI and the digital age, and an Indian state pioneers efforts to ensure no one grows old alone, as Kenya sees protests remembering victims and a Louisiana sheriff retires after beating a podcaster.

• Police seal off key roads in Nairobi as Kenyans march to remember protest victims — BBC World -
• IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for ultra tiny chips — BBC World -
• Louisiana sheriff retires after pleading guilty to beating podcaster who often criticized him — The Guardian -

• A Right-Wing Election Victory in Colombia, With a Little Help from Trump — New York Times World -
• Can a Youth Boom Survive South Sudan’s Education Crisis? — New York Times World -
• ‘More relevant than making fires’: Explorer Scouts launch badges for AI and digital age — The Guardian -
• ‘I was miserable at my old school’: UK social media ban puts spotlight on hybrid learning — The Guardian -
• A Puppy-Abuse Case in China, Caught on Video, Prompts Rare Public Protest — New York Times World -
• Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities — BBC World -
• The ICE raids are over, but some Minnesotans say they still live in fear — BBC World -
• This Indian state is trying to ensure no one grows old alone — BBC World -
• Trump kicks off America’s 250th celebration with campaign-style rally — The Guardian -
• Trump gets in shouting match with Republican senator amid standoff over housing bill and president’s anger at war powers vote – as it happened — The Guardian -